The petition was launched on Change.org by a person called Mark 11 months ago. At the time of writing, it has collected 9,192 signatures. However, it’s aiming to reach a target of 10,000.

At present, Amazon doesn’t accept cryptocurrencies as a form of payment. In Mark’s opinion, this alienates many people, particularly those without access to a traditional finance account.

He writes:Amazon.com being a leader in innovation should accept Dogecoin, as a form of payment.

He adds that Dogecoin is the future of currency. This is due to its “speed, low transaction fees, large supply of coins, and stable value.”

Not only that, but he argues that it doesn’t have large price swings like Bitcoin or Litecoin. At the time of writing, the 21st-placed altcoin is trading at $0.005312, according to CoinMarketCap. Notably, it has seen a 120 percent price rise in seven days.

The Taipei Medical University Hospital has launched a healthcare platform aimed at improving patient referral services with the help of blockchain technology.

The system will also help in integrating healthcare networks which will allow easily accessible medical records for patients.

The development of the Healthcare Blockchain Platform is considered a great improvement in the public healthcare system of Taiwan as it provides referral services to people, along with several other long-term healthcare services.

The collaboration of over 100 community-based clinics has been made possible as a means of addressing common issues in healthcare using blockchain technology.

According to the hospital, the main issues addressed include the physician referral process, data transfers between medical institutions and individual patient portals.

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Thailand’s AMLO is thinking about fixing an escape clause that has seen cybercriminals confront each other's outcome for their activities aside fromhavingtheir advanced resources reallocated.

As per the secretary of Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), Witthaya Neetitham, the administration office is anticipating setting up its own particular cryptographic money wallet for the motivations behind handling wrongdoing identifying with bitcoin and different digital currencies.

Talking amid a workshop held in Bangkok concentrating on the crypto-related wrongdoing,Neetithamsaid the wallet would enable the administration office to seize continues of wrongdoing held ascomputerisedresources.